Architecture Delivery Manager | Defence

Telstra

Job Location:

Canberra - Australia

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 7 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Employment Type

Permanent

Closing Date

24 May 2026 11:59pm

Job Title

Architecture Delivery Manager Defence

Job Summary

This Senior Architecture Delivery Manager role is critical within Telstras Defence account responsible for leading the coordination and delivery of architecture outcomes across a complex multi-domain environment. Youll bring your extensive domain architecture experience ensuring structure visibility and governance to architecture activities; ensuring plans artefacts and stakeholder engagement align to Defence priorities and Telstra contractual commitments. This role sits at the centre of strategy delivery and technical governance.

Job Description

This isnt your average Senior Architect role; everything youll be designing for Defence will beaccording to Defence specificrequirements; youll get to flex your innovative approach combining it with your strong governance risk compliance andsecuritylensensuring what youre designing is fit-for-purpose for our Defenceaccount.

Active NV1 security clearance (minimum) is an essential requirement to be considered for this role; NV2 highly preferred.Please only apply if you hold a current NV1 / NV2 clearance.

What we offer

Purchased annual leave scheme

Performance-related pay

Access to thousands of learning programs so you can level-up

Global presence across 22 countries; opportunities to work where we do business.

Additional Telstra day off

Additional 30% off Telstra products and services

Recognition of prior service for recent Defence members; carry over of long service leave to Telstra

4 weeks paid Defence leave for Defence Reserve members

This would be an ideal opportunity for an existing Senior Architect with cross-domain knowledge (across Infrastructure) or someone with similar experience alreadyoperatingin the Defence space.

Were proud to offer a flexible approach to WFH and office collaboration; please note if youre not based in Canberra there will be ad-hoc travel requirements to the Canberra site approximately once a month.

Whatyoulldo

Lead planningcoordinationand reporting of architecture delivery across key initiatives including roadmaps lifecycle management andarchitecture/engineering change activities
Oversee the development and quality of architectural artefacts (e.g. HLDs SADs SEDs) ensuring alignment to governance and contractual standards
Manage engagement with Defence stakeholders including RFIs governance forums and formal approvals
Track and drive progress of architecture deliverables through governance pathways proactively managing risks and dependencies
Provide operational leadership across architecture and governance activities aligning multiple technical domains

Domain Coverage

The role supports CTL activities across all technical domains underpinning the DTCN system including:

Fixed Network
Wireless Network
Data Centre
DevSecOps
Unified Communications
ComputerNetwork Defence (CND)
Mobile Device Management (MDM)
Monitor and Control(MNC)

About you

Essential: Active NV1 security clearance (minimum); NV2 highly preferred
Australian citizen (as NV1 clearance is essential)
Ideally Canberra-based butwereopen to any AU location(with ad-hoc travel to Canberra approx. once per month)
Proven experience in architecture delivery consulting or solution architecture in complex enterprise or Defence environments
Strong stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to influence across senior technical and business audiences
Solid understanding of governance frameworks architecture lifecycle management and delivery methodologies (e.g. TOGAF ITIL PRINCE2)
Broad technical knowledge across network cloud data centre mobility cyber andDevSecOpsdomains
Experience working across multi-vendor network environments (e.g. Cisco Juniper Aruba) and modern enterprise architectures

Please ensure youve attached an up-to-date version of your CV to be considered.

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Employment TypePermanentClosing Date24 May 2026 11:59pmJob TitleArchitecture Delivery Manager DefenceJob SummaryThis Senior Architecture Delivery Manager role is critical within Telstras Defence account responsible for leading the coordination and delivery of architecture outcomes across a complex ...